New work looks at funding for education in England in 2025-26. An earlier report sets out the Scottish position at the bottom of this page.
All over the media yesterday was the news of increased costs for government borrowing. Governments sell bond to raise funds and smooth out spending.
The UK will develop a new sanctions regime to cripple people smuggling crime rings and starve them of illicit finance fuelling their operations. Innovative new sanctions regime will be designed to crack down on people smuggling ringleaders and smash the gangs.
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The UK has larger gaps in workforce skills between different parts of the country than most other European countries, finds new research from Learning and Work Institute (L&W). The research shows that two thirds of adults in London have higher education qualifications, compared to just one third in Greater Lincolnshire.
Around 131,000 homes and businesses across the country will no longer be stuck with slow internet speeds as the UK government's rollout of gigabit connectivity races ahead. Around 131,000 hard-to-reach homes and businesses to get lightning-fast broadband speeds, helping to break down barriers to opportunity and kickstart economic growth under the government’s Plan for Change.
Cost of employing low-wage workers to hit record high, says the Centre for Policy Studies. A new report shows rising tax costs may lead employers to cut back on hiring, with commentators arguing changes could be particularly detrimental to small businesses and start-ups.
Like most countries, the UK is ageing - over the past five decades its median age has risen from 34 to 41. This deep demographic trend has all sorts of implications for public policy, not least the need to find greater resources to provide care for a growing elderly population.
The turnout gap between graduates and non-graduates has more than doubled to 11 percentage points since 2019, a new study by IPPR reveals today Turnout disparity between graduates and non-graduates was 11 percentage points, twice as high as 2019, and gap between homeowners and renters rose to 21 points, report finds. Call for £100,000 cap on political donations and clampdown on foreign funders, as mega-donors' gifts over £1 million soared before election.
New data from the ONS reveals 41% of transport & storage sector companies - including couriers, home delivery and logistics firms – report they have no main concerns for their businesses heading into January 2025. All other sectors anticipate a higher number of potential problems, says the home delivery expert Parcelhero.
The French energy giant Total Energies has shut down a key North Sea hub amid growing concerns over the Government's windfall tax. Total Energies halted production at the Gryphon terminal, which is responsible for providing around 2pc of Britain's oil and gas supplies, on New Year's Day.
Local NHS leaders are warning of huge pressure on their services in the coming days as the NHS faces up to its busiest few weeks of the year. They paint a picture of the NHS being placed in a position of "national vulnerability" as winter pressures grip the system.
The Government has launched a new Steel Council, made up of steel sector leaders, industry experts, trade unions, trade associations and devolved governments. Government launches new Steel Council to advise on rebuilding the industry and developing its upcoming Steel Strategy.
The Scottish Fiscal Commission has today published a costing for mitigating the two‑child limit in Universal Credit in Scotland. This policy was announced by the Scottish Government in its Budget in December, but was not included in the Commission's forecasts published at the time.
The later timing of Black Friday in 2024 meant it fell into December, rather than November figures, while the reverse was true in 2023. This artificially worsened November figures and improved the December figures.
Companies operating in Scotland's aquaculture supply chain industries are being encouraged to get involved in a major global networking opportunity. Aqua Nor is the world's premier event for the sector and a focal point for new customers and investors who are interested in Scotland.
Caithness Business Index has been going for over 25 years and it keeps track of which businesses are looked up. It also shows us which articles are popular.
Single-earner couples have seen their risk of falling into poverty rise by a third since 2000. Rising parental employment over the past two decades has switched the focus of Britain's child poverty challenge from tackling workless households to supporting working families, with many kinds of working families now facing a greater risk of poverty than at the turn of the millennium, according to research published today (Monday) by the Resolution Foundation.
